Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, > I said you don't want ND filters. > > Say your meter reading outdoors at a 50th was f8. > > Look at your flash. How far will f8 take you.(Full manual) 10 feet? > > That means you can't shoot at 15 feet because you'd have to set > your lens at 5.6. > You'd be over exposing the picture just with the ambient light. > In other words the flash doesn't even go off and you've got an > over exposed picture. Right. I was thinking a two-stop ND filter would bring your ambient exposure down to f4 at a 50th, but it would also cut back on the amount of flash reaching the film, too, so setting your flash as though you are shooting at f4 would not be accurate--you're still really at f8. Okay, guess I have no choice but to get an R8. Thanks! :) Will accept any excuse, Dan